(Archived) THE RUMOUR MILL - Player Movement

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MD9

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If we've signed Townsend, whats delaying the announcement? Are we waiting for this backflip deadline to pass?
 

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Not til next year

Thanks Slide , correct . NRL set to be scrapped .

SOURCE NRL .

THE NRL have announced that the round 13 rule is set to be scrapped, with players to be given a maximum 10-day “cooling off period” on any contract signing.

NRL head of football Todd Greenberg said fans and clubs were frustrated with the “round 13” rule because it can create uncertainty and speculation for a long time after a contract has been signed.

Rumours about certain players backflipping on deals has been dragging on for weeks – most notably Manly halfback Daly Cherry-Evans and his signing with the Gold Coast Titans from 2016.

“I think everyone agrees it is unseemly to have months of speculation about whether a player is going to a rival club,” Greenberg said.

“Our view is a 10 day cooling off period is an acceptable solution for all involved.”

If approved by the Rugby League Players Association, the new contract rule will stipulate that:

• A player may sign an extension of his contract with his existing club at any time

• A player may sign with a new club only during the final year of his contract

• A 10 business day cooling off period will apply to all contracts

• A club signing a player is prohibited from making an announcement until the cooling off period has expired

Greenberg stressed that the proposed new rule will be an interim measure pending the outcome of Shane Richardson’s “whole of game” review.
 

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Who/where is the Hodkinson -> Titans rumour coming from? Just because he got benched yesterday?
 

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Maloney would be such a nice signing. Like even in such a dour game he would have set Daniel Tupou in a line break from nothing had he been able to catch, and he gave the overlap that put Jennings into space before he made an error offloading. A complete chalk and cheese compared to our current 7.
 

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I'd kill for Maloney over Robson - this is my fave option out of any prospective buys, but I still hate, despite Flanno's dialogue with us the other night, that Murphy hasn't been tested at all
 

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I'd kill for Maloney over Robson - this is my fave option out of any prospective buys, but I still hate, despite Flanno's dialogue with us the other night, that Murphy hasn't been tested at all

So his only problem with him is that 'he doesn't talk enough'. Starting to sound like Penani all over again. Maybe he's not talking enough because he's lacking confidence, because he's been stuck in reserves behind the handbrake that is Robson. I reckon if Flanno picked him at 7 this week and said 'your my guy, I know you'll get it done' Murphs would be chirping on the field.
 

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lol what? Flanno said he won't pick Murphy because he doesn't talk enough? FML
 

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can we swap barba for Maloney?


Holmes
Gagan
Bird
Beale/Luetele
Feki
Maloney
Townsend
Fifita
Ennis
Prior
Graham
Lewis
Gallen

Nu Brown
D fifita
C heighnington
J bukuya

works well for me...works even better if the interchanges drop as we have a lot of guys who can play big minutes
 

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At the start of next year Gal will be 34, Lewis 32 and Heino 33 so you would think it's only going to get tougher for them to play big minutes going forward.
 
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